If he was doping, they can't fairly give those titles to anyone, because there is no way to prove THEY weren't also doping if the tests aren't catching whatever was going on. I'm most inclined to believe a large percentage of the top of the field was doping.

The only argument I see against allowing doping outright is that it would encourage teens to start taking potentially dangerous substances, but that already happens anyway.

I've often felt that the only solution was this and there's this whole "the athletes who don't get caught have the best chemists," sentiment, but I still can't get the SNL All Drug Olympics skit outta my mind. "Oh, my, he's ripped his arms off!"

Also, I've been investigating speed/world record time advances in men's 100 meters for my own reasons and the time in that race has only advanced by around one second in the last century which is a blink in time for a whole lotta wringing and wrangling.

granted, their reactions aren't based on a thorough critique of the case against armstrong, but they did make me curious about the reaction to his decision in the us. in europe there doesn't seem to be a sense of surprise. how has the news been greeted in the states?

If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.I've been following cycling and triathlon since before Lance's cancer, but as time goes on it has gotten increasingly difficult to believe that he raced clean when all the competition he handily beat have been revealed as dopers. Failing a test is not the only way to get caught (Marion Jones) and most of the bigger names that have been caught did not fail a drug test. It is also important to remember that while Lance is the main target, USADA's case is actually against several people from the team, some who still work in pro cycling. Two staff members including Dr. Ferrari have already been sanctioned. When Johan Bruyneel faces arbitration later this fall, we may be in for a wild ride.

I am sad that his reputation being damaged may affect the positive work he has done, but cheaters should be caught.

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